Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsIn these Regulations:
"Act" means the Migration Act 1958 .
"Authority" means the Migration Agents Registration Authority.
"consumer guide" means the current version of the document produced for regulation 9A.
"CPD activity" means an activity that:
(a) is specified in an instrument made under regulation 3AA; and
(b) relates to a topic specified in an instrument made under regulation 3AA; and
(c) is conducted by a CPD provider in accordance with any conditions specified for the activity in an instrument made under regulation 3AA.
"CPD provider" means a person for whom an approval under Part 3C as a CPD provider is in effect.
"CPD provider standards" has the meaning given by subregulation 9Q(2).
"electronic communication" has the meaning given by the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 .
"expiry day" for an approval has the meaning given by subregulation 9R(3).
"financial institution" means a body corporate that, as part of its normal activities:
(a) takes money on deposit and makes advances of money; and
(b) does so under a regulatory regime, governed by the central bank (or its equivalent) of the country in which it operates, that the Minister is satisfied provides effective prudential assurance.
"prescribed institution" means:
(a) an institution of higher education within the meaning of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988 ; or
(b) Bond University, within the meaning of the Bond University Act 1987 of Queensland.
"repeat registration" : an individual applies for repeat registration if the individual:
(a) applies for registration; and
(b) has previously been registered at some time within the period of 3 years before making the application.
"suitable mentoring arrangement" means an arrangement between 2 registered migration agents under which one of the agents provides mentoring to the other agent about practice as a registered migration agent.
"voluntary organisation" means an organisation that provides immigration assistance without charging a fee.
Note: Examples of voluntary organisations are:
(a) a non - profit immigration advice organisation; and
(b) a migrant resource centre; and
(c) an ethnic community organisation.